sql> select * from v$timer;

hsecs
----------
4294967295

sql> /

hsecs
----------
4294967295

$ uptime
6:27pm up 497 day(s), 14:35, 6 users, load average: 0.43, 1.21, 2.19

sql*plus: release 10.1.0.3.0 - production on tue jun 20 10:21:35 2006

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connected to:
oracle database 10g enterprise edition release 10.1.0.3.0 - 64bit production
with the partitioning and data mining options

sql> select * from v$timer;

hsecs
----------
68297932

sql> ! uptime
10:23am up 504 day(s), 23:31, 1 user, load average: 3.43, 3.37, 2.95